Chapter 20 Allusions and other ReferencesAll Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
per se “These dates aren’t really about nuclear war per se, because they’re all bombs built by the same country, and a nuclear war would be bombs from at least two countries,” Latin phrase meaning "by itself" or "in itself",
when you need to single out a one element of a bigger thing. Vivaldi “We sat in a line of other cars as they idled at the entrance and gently ejected their small passengers. Vivaldi played on the radio and the heater blew warm air, pleasantly overheating us.” Soviet “Terese considered the numbers. “What happened August 29, 1949?” I smiled. “The first Soviet nuclear detonation.”
fuse box “There was a fuse box on the wall. I opened it and started flipping switches. One flooded the area with light.”
taken for granted“There were so many things I’d taken for granted. So many things I hadn’t appreciated. So many things I’d missed. Too many to even comprehend. ”
Literary Devices “Once more I strained, shoving my hand out the slim opening. The hatch didn’t move any more. I tried to pull my hand back in. It was stuck.Stuck in the cookie jar of the outside world.”
“Oh my God.” Slowly I erased the slash and filled in other numbers. Then I stepped back to read the result. 5_57161945861945891945“Holy crap that’s it.Lexie was by my side, looking at the board. “You’ve got it?”
“Someone grabbed my leg. “Need a hand?” I didn’t even have a chance to look at my father before he started yanking me downward, out of the hatch.”
“Shoving even harder, I needed to see the night for myself. I felt the hatch give way, creaking upward until it flopped over, lying flat.”
“No!!” My hand was stuck, and his violent wrenching was going to break my wrist. “Stop!” I kicked out with my legs as I tried to anchor myself up.”
Chapter 20
Allusions and other ReferencesAll Excerpts From: S. A. Bodeen. “The Compound.”
per se
“These dates aren’t really about nuclear war per se, because they’re all bombs built by the same country, and a nuclear war would be bombs from at least two countries,”
Latin phrase meaning "by itself" or "in itself",
when you need to single out a one element of a bigger thing.
Vivaldi
Soviet
fuse box
“There was a fuse box on the wall. I opened it and started flipping switches. One flooded the area with light.”
taken for granted
Vocabulary and Concepts
descending / ascendinghatchdetonationvacuum sealchaos/chaotic
archwayfoothold
Literary Devices
“Once more I strained, shoving my hand out the slim opening. The hatch didn’t move any more. I tried to pull my hand back in. It was stuck. Stuck in the cookie jar of the outside world.”
“Oh my God.” Slowly I erased the slash and filled in other numbers. Then I stepped back to read the result.
5_57161945861945891945 “Holy crap that’s it.Lexie was by my side, looking at the board. “You’ve got it?”
“Someone grabbed my leg. “Need a hand?” I didn’t even have a chance to look at my father before he started yanking me downward, out of the hatch.”
“Shoving even harder, I needed to see the night for myself. I felt the hatch give way, creaking upward until it flopped over, lying flat.”
“No!!” My hand was stuck, and his violent wrenching was going to break my wrist. “Stop!” I kicked out with my legs as I tried to anchor myself up.”